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Next match: at the Navy 3.30 p.m.
Jaylin Alderman called the match.@jaylin_alderman | @UofLFootball pic.twitter.com/2Cc26IjMmY
– ACC Football (@ACCFootball) September 18, 2021
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (UCF Knights) – The UCF football team dropped a crazy 42-35 affair Friday night at Cardinal Stadium, falling to 2-1 on the season.
With 1:21 left in the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Dillon Gabriel rushed for a 6-yard touchdown to tie the game at 35-35 and give the Knights (2-1) a chance to send him into overtime. .
In the possession that followed, as the Cardinals (2-1) drove into UCF territory, defensive end Tre’mon Morris-Brash intercepted Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham to give the Knights the opportunity to win the game with less than 30 seconds to play.
On the next play, Gabriel was picked by Jaylin Alderman, who sent him off for a 66-yard touchdown and sealed the Cardinals victory.
Gabriel threw three touchdowns in the loss, rushed for the late-game touchdown and recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career, capturing a 20-yard touchdown pass from Ryan O’Keefe in the third quarter.
ABOVE VIDEO: Malik Cunningham threw for 265 YDS and 1 TD while running for 99 YDS and 2 TD as the Louisville Cardinals beat the UCF Knights 42-35.
O’Keefe also caught a touchdown from Gabriel, as did Jaylon Robinson and Brandon Johnson, who caught a touchdown pass in each of his first three games as a Knight.
Cunningham led Louisville with 265 passing yards and one air scoring, in addition to 99 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
The Knights will be back in action in two weeks when they play for the Navy in their first conference game of the season.
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